Pivotal wind screen for pyrophore cigar lighters



April 22, 1930. A. DUBSKY 1,755,951

PIVOTAL WIND SCREEN FOR PYROPHQRE CIGAR LIGHTERS Filed Feb. 15, 1928Patented Apr. 22, 1930.

PATENT OFFICE ARTHUR- DUBSKY, F VIENNA, AUSTRIA I IPIVQTAL Winn SCREENnon rynornonn CIGAR nonirnns Application filed February 15, 1928, SerialNo. 254,586, and in Austria February 15, 1927.

The invention relates to cigar lighters with spring-covers which areactuated on pressing a push button or the like of the cover latchreleaser andwhich are provided with a wind- 6 shield with, or without,which the lighter may be used; and it refers in particularto anarrangement for fixing thewind-shield in the working position. Theinvention consists in that the two side'- 10 leaves. of the wind-shieldare connected with each other at the front solely by a narrow rib whichengages behind the push-button or the like of the cover latch releaser,whereby its being fastat the lower. part of the case 1s ensured the moreas the lifting of the shield by the cover is reliably prevented by thefinger, which operatesthe push-button, when pushing it in,

'The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, inwhich:'

, Fi 1 is a side elevation of a cigar lighter showing the improvedwind-shield applied thereto, and Y r Fig. 2 is a front end elevation ofthe same, the lid being shown in closed position.

Similar characters of reference are employed in all of the abovedescribed views to indicate corresponding parts. I)

Referring now, more particularlyfto the accompanying drawings there isprovided a cigar lighter; of a conventional type including a case ltowhich is hinged a lid or cover 2, the latter being releasably retainedin a closed position by conventional latch-means operable by apush-button 3.

In order to shield the flame of the lighter when the-cover has beenraised there is pro- -vided 'an improved wind-shield generallydesignated by the numeral 4 This shield is formed from a single piece ofmetal and embodies two side cheeks 5 of a substantially triangularconfiguration, the body portions being perforated while the upper endsare pivoted on a pintle 6 which transverses the 'case so'that the shieldmaybe swung upwardly when desired. The lower ends of the cheeks arejoined by a transverse connecting rib 7 the same being arranged beneaththe push-button 3 while the latter is extended in its normal positionacting to prevent ac- "controlling the retention of the cover in a myname.

-cidental'raising of the shield. If the pushbutton 3 is pushed torelease the spring operable cover the finger or thumb also comes to reston the rib 7 and helps to hold, the shield in the normal position shownin full lines on the drawings.

A distinguished advantage of. this construotion lies also in the featurethat the burner, between the two only sideways arranged leaves of thescreen, lies'open to the 6 front whereby the flame is easily accessible.

What I claim is: j

1. A device of the character described in.- cluding, .in combination, acasing, a pintle traversing the upper part of the casing, a springcoverfor the casing having pivotal movement about the pintle,a-push buttondevice projecting slightly outward from the front of the casing near itsupper end for closed position, a windshield including spaced perforatedside cheeks positioned on opposite sides of the casing and cover andhaving 1votal movement on the ends of the pintlefand a transverselyextending rib joining the lower ends of the cheeks and normallypositioned beneathvand retainedin such position by the projectingportion of the push button device. v V

2.- A wind-shield for pyrophore cigar lighters of the type having aspring cover and a push-button for controlling the retention of thecover in a closed posltion, comprising spaced perforated. side cheekspositioned on opposite sides of the'casing and pivoted 130,

the sidesof the casing adjacent theirjupper I ends, and a transverselyextending rib joining the lower ends of thecheeks and normallypositioned "beneath and retained in such position by the push-buttonof-the lighter, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

In witness whereof'I have hereunto signed ARTHURDUBSKY.

